III Jiangshan

On the official road outside Chang'an City, a light horse-drawn carriage galloped along, and soon drove down the official road, onto a tree-lined path.

The path is not wide enough for a carriage to pass smoothly.However, the road is very quiet, and there are even more trees on both sides of the road.

At the beginning, they were just regular rows of trees with the thickness of the mouth of a bowl. The deeper you go, the more lush and lush the trees are, spreading dense green shade on the top of the head, almost covering the sunlight, leaving only the finer trees. The light feathers poured over the car body like pieces of gold.

The carriage galloped for about two quarters of an hour, the coachman let out a shout, and grabbed the reins vigorously.The horse driving the shaft was extremely human, and obediently slowed down its steps, and began to "tap, tap, tap" in small steps.

After slipping like this for more than a hundred feet, the coachman reined in his horse, and said respectfully to the inside of the silk curtain behind him, "Girl, we're here!"

The curtain of the carriage was raised by a slightly pale bare hand, and immediately after, Gu Heng was helped by the maid to step out of the carriage.

She stood there, speechless for a while——

How long has it been since you've been here?

The trees are still the same, the flowers and plants are still the same, and even the stone beasts on both sides are still the same as before.

The difference is that the vegetation is growing wildly, and the weeds have covered the foundation of the garden guard stone beast. The stone has been beaten by wind and rain for many years, and it is smoother than before. On closer inspection, it is covered with a Light layer of moss.

Gu Heng felt sad in his heart: Stone is a thing that can withstand thousands of years of wind and rain without being destroyed. In less than 20 years, many edges and corners have been worn away and become smooth and moist; Do people remember the brutal humiliation that happened here?

Ah!Gu Heng suddenly sneered——

How can this stone beast be qualified to remember the past?

They are nothing but decorations used by the faint king to cover up his scandal!

Faint king!Do you think you covered it up, that after more than ten years, no one will remember or care about everything?

wishful thinking!

Gu Heng's eyes were cold and cold.

She lowered her eyes slightly, suppressed the strangeness in her eyes, and said to her back: "You guys wait here, I will go in and observe the Yan Daozu monument, and I will come out in no more than half an hour at the latest."

Hearing what she said, it's not just her personal maid who is nervous?

"Girl, there's not even a single person in this wilderness. It's too dangerous for you to be alone! Let..." the coachman said worriedly.

"Yes, girl, just let us follow! We don't talk much, just look at you, we will follow you from a distance..." The maid also said.

They knew their eldest lady well. Since they were young, the eldest lady always had a temperament that did not like to be followed by others, and she was quite independent.

But if she is in the mansion or the city, she can do whatever she wants, but here she can't!

Sure enough, Gu Heng couldn't let them finish talking, so he stopped their conversation and said calmly: "This place is only a few miles away from the city, at the feet of the emperor, who dares to be presumptuous?"

After saying this, the coachman and maid did not dare to speak anymore.

The eldest lady of their family is about to enter the palace as the emperor's concubine.

At the feet of the Son of Heaven...According to the legend, today he had a quarrel with the adults in the court because he wanted to accept the eldest lady to enter the palace.In the future, our eldest lady is still not sure how to be favored!No matter how willful she is now, who would dare to stop her?

Gu Heng didn't say any more, and stepped on the bluestone steps covered with green and yellow grass.

This is the "Taoist Monument Garden". Most of the officials and people of the Wei Dynasty worship Taoism, and the security around Gyeonggi has always been very good. She is confident that there will be no unscrupulous people coming here to commit crimes.

Even if someone dares to repeat the old tricks, just like in the past, what will happen to her here, she really wants to see if the faint king has the courage!

Pushing open the two half-closed mountain gates, which seemed to have been opened and closed by no one for many years, Gu Heng seemed to have entered another world.

Here, it is called "Taozu Stele Garden", but there are actually thirty or forty stone steles scattered here, which can be called a forest of steles.

More than three hundred years ago, the Great Wei Dynasty had not yet prospered, and the Yunxu Temple was far from appearing. This is a very popular Taoist temple in the previous dynasty.Not only the incense is flourishing, but also the high Taoists are meditating here, the most famous of which is the one who is honored as "Yan Daozu".

This Yan Daozu not only has a high level of sutras and righteousness, but also calligraphy is unique in the world.

Therefore, with him and this Taoist temple as the center, countless or well-known or ordinary Taoist disciples practiced here, leaving many articles and insights, most of which were carved into steles and stood on the open space behind the Taoist temple, becoming the first imperial court of the former dynasty. A scene in the suburbs of Beijing.

However, with the change of dynasties later, all the prosperity disappeared, and the once prosperous Taoist temple was also destroyed by military disasters, leaving only a lonely forest of steles for future generations to lament.

At this moment, Gu Heng stood in front of the most famous "Taoist Monument".

On the blue-gray stone tablet, there are two hundred and three characters chiseled, which is the short essay "Youyouguanji" written by Yan Daozu when he first came here 300 years ago, describing the scenery and humanities here.

300 years have passed, and many parts of the handwriting on the stele have gradually become blurred, or even peeled off, showing the ruthlessness of time.However, every word and every sentence on it was engraved on Gu Heng's heart, just like when he first read it...

[Nine miles northeast of Chang'an, there is a majestic view... It is lush and lush, and the trees are towering...]

Gu Heng closed his eyes, and silently recited the "You You Guan Ji", unknowingly, his eye sockets were sore, his eyelashes trembled slightly, stained with a few teardrops.Her eyes seemed overwhelmed, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

She was finally able to let go of all her scheming for a while, and miss her old friend quietly and alone in this old place.

Gu Heng didn't know that she was already being watched.As early as when she had just left the city and rushed to the official road, she was followed by people.

At this time, the man was hiding behind a thick locust tree with three people hugging each other, staring at her back intently.

Gu Heng's tears poured down and her body trembled. In this deserted forest of steles, she no longer had to control her emotions, and it was even more difficult to control her emotions.Her thin and thin shoulders trembled uncontrollably, and she looked so fragile that it seemed that a gust of wind could blow her away and disperse her.

The man behind the tree frowned, couldn't bear to watch anymore, rushed up quickly, and hugged her body behind her.

When the sound of quick steps behind him came to his ears, Gu Heng woke up from his emotions.She subconsciously wanted to look back, but it was too late.

When the man hugged her waist, Gu Heng's mind ran over four large words: The old trick repeats itself!

No matter how calm and calm she was, she knew everything in her heart, and in an emergency, she would naturally instinctively struggle as hard as she could.

But the man hugged her resolutely, not allowing her to break free, and comforted her softly: "Aheng... Ahheng, don't be afraid! It's me!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Gu Heng was slightly shocked, his heart was finally freed from the previous horror, and he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

It was her, so she was relieved.

Seeing that Gu Heng stopped struggling, Yuan Youqi smiled, "Did I scare you just now?"

While she was talking, she didn't let go of her hands.I really can't bear to let go, the feeling of holding Gu Heng in my arms is so beautiful.

Gu Heng was choked, and struggled lightly: "Let go of me!"

"Don't let go!" Yuan Youqi laughed and refused.

Gu Heng was speechless, feeling that she was naive enough, so he didn't have the same knowledge as her, calmed down and said, "Why are you here?"

Now that he knew that the person who came was Yuan Youqi, when Gu Heng pressed down a layer of panic, another layer of worry surged up——

This place shouldn't be where Yuan Youqi came from!

"I followed you out of the city!" Yuan Youqi laughed.

Gu Heng frowned.At this moment, she hated that she didn't know martial arts, that she couldn't "see six directions with her eyes and listen to all directions" like a martial arts master.That way, Yuan Youqi can be found and prevented from following her.

"What are you following me for?" Gu Heng asked in disgust.

"I want to talk to you!" Yuan Youqi raised the corners of his lips.

When she hugged Gu Heng, she felt a little distracted, and one paw involuntarily stroked Gu Heng's waist.

Gu Heng was sensitive to her small movements, pushed her and said: "Let go of me first! Let others see what it looks like!"

"There is no one else here!" Yuan Youqi replied smoothly, "I came here alone."

Gu Heng was furious.

The dignified prince came to this wilderness alone, what if something goes wrong!

The child's heart was so big that she was speechless.

"My servant is still outside the door!" Gu Heng said in a deep voice.

"Oh..." Yuan Youqi responded.

Just when Gu Heng thought that she would let go of her immediately after listening to her words, she suddenly felt dizzy, as if the sky and the earth were spinning, and then, the ground quickly moved away from her.

When she recovered from the terrible dizziness, she found that she was already two or three feet above the ground.

This enemy!He actually hugged her and climbed to the old locust tree next to him!

"No one will find out here!" Yuan Youqi said with satisfaction.

Although she said it happily, she actually hugged Gu Heng very tightly, for fear that Gu Heng would accidentally fall down.

This old locust tree is probably hundreds of years old. Its branches and leaves can't be called a dense canopy, but it is better than the branches.

Yuan Youqi simply sat at the intersection of several twigs, put one arm around Gu Heng's waist and the other around her shoulders, and carefully avoided the restless twigs so that they would not scratch Gu Heng. .

Gu Heng has a keen mind, how could he fail to detect her delicacy and consideration?Her heart couldn't help being soft, but when she inadvertently glanced at the ground below, a strong sense of dizziness struck again——

Her limbs were weak, her face was pale, and her hands clasped Yuan Youqi's neck tightly.

Yuan Youqi naturally likes the closeness of the one she loves, but she quickly noticed Gu Heng's strangeness, and hurriedly tightened her body, and said with concern: "Ah Heng, are you afraid of heights?"

With a pale face, Gu Heng gritted his teeth and stared at her, scolding: "What are you messing around with!"

Yuan Youqi blinked, and also felt that her appearance was pitiful and distressing, so she said awkwardly: "It's me... I was negligent..."

"Let me go!" Gu Heng continued to reprimand.

Yuan Youqi didn't agree, and said sincerely: "Don't be afraid! I have climbed walls and climbed trees since I was a child, and I have a foundation in martial arts. I will definitely not let you fall!"

Gu Heng finished.That's not the point she's talking about, is it?

In order to reassure her, Yuan Youqi pulled out her chest again, and said, "Aheng, if you are still afraid, just lean in my arms and you won't be able to see anything."

Gu Heng rounded his eyes and glared at her, thinking Yuan Youqi, did you do it on purpose?

Yuan Youqi has seen a lot of her calm and indifferent appearance, and it is rare to see her such a rich expression, which is fresh and not enough.So I decided to harden my heart for the time being and ignore her fear of heights, and talk to her softly for a while.

Gu Heng stared at Yuan Youqi bitterly, annoyed again that he had no power to restrain the chicken.

She angrily punched Yuan Youqi on the shoulder, and said coldly: "If you have anything to say, say it!"

She knew that today's situation could not help Yuan Youqi, and she was afraid that she would not be able to return to the ground smoothly.

The author has something to say: What is the fear of heights (goodbye